Effective method for life-style modifications focused on dietary sodium intake in chronic kidney disease: sub-analysis of the FROM-J study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle modifications by educational sessions are an important component of multidisciplinary treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD). We attempted to identify the best method to teach these modifications in order to ensure their acceptance by patients and investigated its effectiveness in CKD practice.

Methods

This study is a post-hoc analysis of the FROM-J study. Subjects were 876 CKD patients in the advanced care group of the FROM-J study who had received lifestyle modification sessions every 3 months for 3.5 years. Two-hundred and ten males (32.6%) and 89 females (38.2%) showed success in sodium restriction. In this study, we examined factors affecting sodium restriction in these subjects.

Results

Subjects received three or more consecutive educati

SUBMITTER: Kanauchi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11348764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature